Mapping cultural models and translating expert explanations of child development with simplifying models

How do people reason about issues related to child and youth development? Are the patterns of reasoning in the lay public significantly different from the way experts reason about the issue? What can the anthropological theory of cultural models bring to efforts to improve the public's understa...

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Published inNew directions for youth development Vol. 2009; no. 124; pp. 51 - 59
Main Author Kendall-Taylor, Nathaniel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 2009
Jossey-Bass
Subjects
Anthropology
Child
Child Development
Children
Cognition
Cognitive Structures
Communication
Concept Mapping
Culture
Expertise
Humans
Individual Development
Lay People
Models, Psychological
Public Opinion
Public Policy
Social Environment
Social Problems
Social Sciences - methods
Sociology
Thinking Skills
World Views
Youth
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Summary:How do people reason about issues related to child and youth development? Are the patterns of reasoning in the lay public significantly different from the way experts reason about the issue? What can the anthropological theory of cultural models bring to efforts to improve the public's understanding of child and youth development? In this article, the author explains the methods by which cultural models—the conceptual structures that shape how people perceive and understand their social worlds—are identified and how this mapping process serves as an essential step in closing the gaps between expert and lay understandings of social problems and, ultimately, informing communications strategies.
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ISSN:1533-8916
1537-5781
DOI:10.1002/yd.324